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US10756548B2
US10756548B2 US15/679,375 US201715679375A US10756548B2 US 10756548 B2 US10756548 B2 US 10756548B2 US 201715679375 A US201715679375 A US 201715679375A US 10756548 B2 US10756548 B2 US 10756548B2
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
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    • H02J7/0019—Circuits for equalisation of charge between batteries using switched or multiplexed charge circuits
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    • H02J7/0024—Parallel/serial switching of connection of batteries to charge or load circuit
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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  • the present invention relates to a quick charging device.
  • a quick charging device for quickly charging a storage battery used onboard a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle (EV).
  • Some quick charging devices charge storage batteries with a relatively high voltage, for example, to increase the charging speed.
  • the quick charging device uses a storage battery including a plurality of battery modules. When the storage battery is then to be charged, the quick charging device connects the battery modules in series. When the storage battery is to be discharged, the quick charging device connects the battery modules to a load unit at a lower voltage than that at which the storage battery is charged (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2014-193033, for example).
  • the present invention is made in consideration of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a quick charging device capable of quick-charging a plurality of battery modules appropriately.
  • a quick charging device includes a plurality of battery modules that store therein power; a switching unit that connects, in a charging operation, the battery modules in series and connects a charger for supplying power to the battery modules connected in series, and that selects, in a discharging operation, one of the battery modules and connects the selected battery module to a load unit; and a controller that performs an equalizing process including controlling the switching unit to equalize amounts of charge of the respective battery modules in a discharging operation.
  • the controller performs the equalizing process by connecting the battery module with a largest amount of charge to the load unit.
  • the battery modules include a first battery module and a second battery module
  • the switching unit includes a first switch that has a first contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the first battery module, a second contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the second battery module, the first switch connecting the first contact and the second contact, a second switch that has a third contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the first battery module, a fourth contact that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module, and a fifth contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the load unit, the second switch switching to connect the fifth contact to the third contact or to the fourth contact, and a third switch that has a sixth contact that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module, a seventh contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the second battery module, and an eighth contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the load unit, the third switch switching to connect the eighth contact to the sixth contact or to the seventh contact, and the switching unit
  • FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a series connection in a quick charging device according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of an individual connection in the quick charging device according to the embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary charging operation of the quick charging device according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary discharging operation in the quick charging device according to the embodiment.
  • the quick charging device 1 is for quickly charging a storage battery 10 .
  • a vehicle 2 such as an electric vehicle (EV), a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), or a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV).
  • EV electric vehicle
  • PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
  • HEV hybrid electric vehicle
  • the quick charging device 1 charges the power of the storage battery 10 onboard the vehicle 2 , for example.
  • the quick charging device 1 includes the storage battery 10 , a switching unit 20 , and a controller 30 .
  • the quick charging device 1 is connected to an external charger (quick charger) 3 over a wire harness 4 , for example, and charges the storage battery 10 by receiving a power supply from the charger 3 .
  • the charger 3 is installed in a quick charging station or the like not illustrated, for example.
  • the quick charging device 1 supplies the power charged in the storage battery 10 to an inverter 5 a onboard the vehicle 2 and a motor generator 5 b that are load units 5 .
  • the quick charging device 1 has the storage battery 10 connected to the motor generator 5 b via the inverter 5 a , and the inverter 5 a converts the direct current from the storage battery 10 into an alternating current, and the alternating current is supplied to the motor generator 5 b.
  • the storage battery 10 is a battery in which the power is stored.
  • the storage battery 10 supplies the stored power to the load unit 5 .
  • the storage battery 10 is a lithium-ion battery, for example, and includes a plurality of battery modules 11 .
  • the storage battery 10 includes two battery modules 11 .
  • Each of the battery modules 11 is referred to as a first battery module 11 A or a second battery module 11 B.
  • the two battery modules 11 are connected in different configurations depending on whether the storage battery 10 is to be charged or discharged.
  • the first battery module 11 A and the second battery module 11 B are connected in series, and to discharge the storage battery 10 , the first battery module 11 A and the second battery module 11 B are connected individually to the load unit 5 .
  • the storage battery 10 can be charged with a voltage about twice the voltage at which the storage battery 10 is discharged, and therefore, the storage battery 10 can be quickly charged.
  • Each of the battery modules 11 provided to the storage battery 10 includes a plurality of battery cells 11 a , 11 b . In this example, each of the battery cells 11 a , 11 b has the same voltage. Each of the battery modules 11 includes the same number of battery cells 11 a , 11 b .
  • each of the battery modules 11 several tens to several hundreds of battery cells 11 a , 11 b are connected in series, for example.
  • the voltage VA of the first battery module 11 A having all of the battery cells 11 a fully charged is equivalent to the voltage VB of the second battery module 11 B having all of the battery cells 11 b fully charged.
  • the switching unit 20 is for switching a current path through which the current flows.
  • the switching unit 20 switches the current path based on a switching signal issued by the controller 30 which will be described later.
  • the switching unit 20 connects the first battery module 11 A and the second battery module 11 B in series, and forms a path of the current flowing from the charger 3 into the first battery modules 11 A and the second battery module 11 B.
  • the switching unit 20 also connects the first battery module 11 A and the second battery module 11 B individually to the load unit 5 , and forms a path of current flowing from one of the first battery module 11 A and the second battery module 11 B into the load unit 5 .
  • the switching unit 20 includes a first switch 21 .
  • the first switch 21 includes a first contact 21 a that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module 11 A, and a second contact 21 b that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module 11 B.
  • the switching unit 20 connects the first contact 21 a on the negative electrode side of the first battery module 11 A to the second contact 21 b on the positive electrode side of the second battery module 11 B based on the switching signal. In this manner, the switching unit 20 forms a battery module series circuit P in which the battery modules 11 are connected in series, so as to enable the charger 3 to be connected to the battery module series circuit P.
  • the quick charging device 1 can charge the storage battery 10 at a voltage higher about twice, for example, that used in discharging the storage battery 10 .
  • the switching unit 20 includes a second switch 22 and a third switch 23 .
  • the second switch 22 has a third contact 22 a that is connected to the positive electrode of the first battery module 11 A, a fourth contact 22 b that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module 11 B, and a fifth contact 22 c that is connected to the negative electrode of the load unit 5 .
  • the third switch 23 has a sixth contact 23 a that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module 11 A, a seventh contact 23 b that is connected to the negative electrode of the second battery module 11 B, and an eighth contact 23 c that is connected to the positive electrode of the load unit 5 .
  • the controller 30 is connected to the switching unit 20 , and controls the switching unit 20 .
  • the controller 30 includes an electronic circuit mainly having a known micro-computer including a central processing unit (CPU), a read-only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM) providing a storage unit, and an interface.
  • the controller 30 causes the switching unit 20 to switch to the battery module series circuit P to charge, and causes the switching unit 20 to switch to a battery module individual circuit Q to discharge, by outputting a switching signal to the switching unit 20 .
  • the switching unit 20 selects one of the battery modules 11 , and connects the selected battery module 11 to the load unit 5 .
  • the switching unit 20 connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the third contact 22 a on the positive electrode side of the first battery module 11 A, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the sixth contact 23 a on the negative electrode side of the first battery module 11 A, based on the switching signal, as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the switching unit 20 forms the battery module individual circuit Q in which the first battery module 11 A is connected to the load unit 5 . Therefore, the quick charging device 1 can discharge the first battery module 11 A of the storage battery 10 at a voltage lower than, for example, a half or so of that used in the charging operation.
  • the switching unit 20 also connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the fourth contact 22 b on the positive electrode side of the second battery module 11 B, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the seventh contact 23 b on the negative electrode side of the second battery module 11 B, based on the switching signal.
  • the switching unit 20 forms the battery module individual circuit Q in which the second battery module 11 B is connected to the load unit 5 . Therefore, the quick charging device 1 can discharge the second battery module 11 B in the storage battery 10 at a voltage lower than, for example, a half or so of that used in the charging operation.
  • the quick charging device 1 determines whether charging has started (Step S 1 ). For example, the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has started if the charger 3 has been connected, and a signal for starting quick charging has been output from the charger 3 . If the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has started (Yes at Step S 1 ), the quick charging device 1 switches the switching unit 20 to form the battery module series circuit P (Step S 2 ). The quick charging device 1 then causes the charger 3 to apply current to the battery module series circuit P, and charges each of the battery modules 11 that are connected in series (Step S 3 ).
  • the quick charging device 1 monitors the voltage of each of the battery cells 11 a , 11 b using a cell voltage sensor (CVS), and equalizes the voltages of the respective battery cells 11 a , 11 b by causing a battery cell 11 a , 11 b having reached a voltage higher than that of the other battery cells 11 a , 11 b to discharge into a resistance or to transfer the power to the other battery cells 11 a , 11 b .
  • the charger 3 adjusts its output voltage so as to charge the storage battery 10 at a predetermined C rate (a current with respect to the battery capacity), based on the voltage of the battery module series circuit P.
  • the quick charging device 1 detects the voltage of the battery modules 11 using a voltage detecting unit not illustrated, and determines whether the voltages of the respective battery modules 11 are substantially equal (Step S 4 ). If the voltages of the respective battery modules 11 are substantially equal (Yes at Step S 4 ), the quick charging device 1 determines whether the charging has been completed (Step S 5 ). For example, the quick charging device 1 determines whether at least one of the battery modules 11 has reached a charging ending voltage. If at least one of the battery modules 11 has reached the charging ending voltage, and the charging has been completed (Yes at Step S 5 ), the quick charging device 1 forms the battery module individual circuit Q, and ends the process (Step S 6 ).
  • the charging ending voltage herein is a voltage indicating that the charging has been completed, and is a predetermined voltage for preventing overcharge.
  • Step S 1 described above if the quick charging device 1 determines that the charging has not been started yet (No at Step S 1 ), the quick charging device 1 makes a determination again.
  • Step S 4 described above if the voltages of the respective battery modules 11 are not substantially equal (No at Step S 4 ), the quick charging device 1 shifts the process back to Step S 3 , and charges the battery modules 11 while equalizing the voltages of the respective battery cells 11 a , 11 b .
  • Step S 5 if none of the battery modules 11 has reached the charging ending voltage, and the charging has not been completed yet (No at Step S 5 ), the quick charging device 1 shifts the process back to Step S 3 , and charges the battery modules 11 while equalizing the voltages of the respective battery cells 11 a , 11 b.
  • the quick charging device 1 determines whether charging has been stopped (Step S 1 a ). If the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has been stopped (Yes at Step S 1 a ), the quick charging device 1 then determines whether the voltage VA of the first battery module 11 A is higher than the voltage VB of the second battery module 11 B (Step S 2 a ). If the voltage VA of the first battery module 11 A is higher than the voltage VB of the second battery module 11 B (Yes at Step S 2 a ), the quick charging device 1 connects the first battery module 11 A to the load unit 5 (Step S 3 a ).
  • the quick charging device 1 connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the third contact 22 a on the positive electrode side of the first battery module 11 A, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the sixth contact 23 a on the negative electrode side of the first battery module 11 A. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 connects the first battery module 11 A having a larger amount of charge than that of the second battery module 11 B to the load unit 5 .
  • the quick charging device 1 determines whether the state of charge (SOC) of the first battery module 11 A has dropped by a predetermined amount (for example, 5 to 10 percent or so), or whether the voltage VA of the first battery module 11 A has reached a discharge ending voltage (Step S 4 a ).
  • the predetermined amount is a predetermined value indicating a tolerable SOC difference between the battery modules 11 , for example.
  • the discharge ending voltage is a voltage indicating to end discharging, and is a predetermined voltage for preventing overcharge.
  • the quick charging device 1 determines whether both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Step S 5 a ). If both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Yes at Step S 5 a ), the quick charging device 1 ends the discharging process.
  • Step S 1 a described above if the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has not been stopped (No at Step S 1 ), the quick charging device 1 repeats determining until charging stops.
  • Step S 2 a described above if the voltage VB of the second battery module 11 B is higher than the voltage VA of the first battery module 11 A (No at Step S 2 a ), the quick charging device 1 connects the second battery module 11 B to the load unit 5 (Step S 6 a ).
  • the quick charging device 1 connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the fourth contact 22 b on the positive electrode side of the second battery module 11 B, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the seventh contact 23 b on the negative electrode side of the second battery module 11 B.
  • the quick charging device 1 connects the second battery module 11 B having a larger amount of charge than that of the first battery module 11 A to the load unit 5 .
  • the quick charging device 1 determines whether the SOC of the second battery module 11 B has dropped by a predetermined amount (5 to 10 percent or so, for example), or the voltage VB of the second battery module 11 B has reached the discharge ending voltage (Step S 7 a ).
  • the quick charging device 1 determines whether both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Step S 5 a ). If both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Yes at Step S 5 a ), the quick charging device 1 ends the discharging process.
  • Step S 4 a if the SOC of the first battery module 11 A has not dropped by the predetermined amount, and if the voltage VA of the first battery module 11 A has not reached the discharge ending voltage (No at Step S 4 a ), the quick charging device 1 repeats the determination at Step S 4 a .
  • Step S 5 a if both of the battery modules 11 are not at the discharge ending voltage (No at Step S 5 a ), the quick charging device 1 shifts the process back to Step S 2 a , and determines whether the voltage VA of the first battery module 11 A is higher than the voltage VB of the second battery module 11 B.
  • Step S 7 a if the SOC of the second battery module 11 B has not dropped by the predetermined amount, and the voltage VB of the second battery module 11 B has not reached the discharge ending voltage (No at Step S 7 a ), the quick charging device 1 repeats the determination at Step S 7 a.
  • the quick charging device 1 connects the battery modules 11 in series, connects the charger 3 to the battery modules 11 that are connected in series, and in the discharging operation, selects one of the battery modules 11 , and connects the selected battery module 11 to the load unit 5 .
  • the quick charging device 1 also executes an equalizing process for equalizing the amounts of charge between the battery modules 11 . In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can equalize the amount of charge remaining in the battery modules 11 . In other words, before quick charging is to be started, the quick charging device 1 can equalize the amounts of charge in the battery modules 11 .
  • the quick charging device 1 can fully charge the battery modules 11 , so the function of the storage battery 10 can be fully utilized. Without the equalizing process, as conventionally been so, some of the battery modules 11 provided to the storage battery 10 become fully charged before the others do, and charging of the storage battery 10 is stopped at the point in time, without allowing the other battery modules 11 to be fully charged. Because the quick charging device 1 , however, executes the equalizing process, it is possible to prevent some of the battery modules 11 provided to the storage battery 10 from becoming fully charged before the others do, so that all of the battery modules 11 can be fully charged. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can charge the battery modules 11 appropriately in quick charging.
  • the quick charging device 1 connects the battery modules 11 individually to the load unit 5 , the control for making the potential difference between the battery modules 11 exactly equal can be rendered unnecessary in the charging process. Furthermore, compared with a configuration in which a parallel circuit is formed in the discharging operation, the quick charging device 1 can simplify the resistance for connecting the battery modules 11 in parallel, or balancing control for achieving a balance of discharging between the battery modules 11 . Furthermore, even when one of the battery modules 11 fails, the quick charging device 1 can charge and discharge using the other battery module 11 .
  • the quick charging device 1 performs the equalizing process by connecting the battery module 11 with the largest amount of charge to the load unit 5 . In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can equalize the amount of charge in all of the battery modules 11 .
  • the quick charging device 1 forms the battery module series circuit P in which the first battery module 11 A and the second battery module 11 B are connected in series by connecting the first contact 21 a of the first switch 21 to the second contact 21 b of the first switch 21 , so as to enable the charger 3 to be connected to the battery module series circuit P.
  • the quick charging device 1 also either enables, in a discharging operation, the first battery module 11 A to be connected to the load unit 5 by connecting the fifth contact 22 c of the second switch 22 to the third contact 22 a of the second switch 22 , and connecting the eighth contact 23 c of the third switch 23 to the sixth contact 23 a of the third switch 23 , or enables, in a discharging operation, the load unit 5 to be connected to the second battery module 11 B by connecting the fifth contact 22 c of the second switch 22 to the fourth contact 22 b of the second switch 22 , and connecting the eighth contact 23 c of the third switch 23 to the seventh contact 23 b of the third switch 23 .
  • the quick charging device 1 can, in a charging operation, not only connect the battery modules 11 connected in series to the charger 3 , but also connect, in a discharging operation, the battery modules 11 individually to the load unit 5 .
  • the quick charging device 1 may also generate, for regenerative braking, a regenerative voltage using a motor generator 5 b , boost the regenerative voltage using a converter 5 c , and charge the power to the storage battery 10 .
  • the storage battery 10 includes two battery modules 11 , but the storage battery may also include more than two battery modules 11 . Furthermore, explained above is an example in which the battery cells 11 a , 11 b included in the storage battery 10 have the same voltage, but may also have different voltage.
  • the quick charging device performs a equalizing process for equalizing the amounts of charge in a plurality of respective battery modules when the battery modules are to be discharged, the quick charging device can charge a plurality of battery modules appropriately in quick charging operation.

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A quick charging device connects, in a charging operation, a plurality of battery modules in series, and connects the battery modules that are connected in series to a charger, and selects, in a discharging operation, one of the battery modules, and connects the selected battery module to a load unit. When the amount of charge in the battery module connected to the load unit drops by a predetermined amount during the discharging operation, the quick charging device connects another battery module having the largest amount of charge to the load unit.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
The present application claims priority to and incorporates by reference the entire contents of Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-164950 filed in Japan on Aug. 25, 2016.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a quick charging device.
2. Description of the Related Art
Having been conventionally available is a quick charging device for quickly charging a storage battery used onboard a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle (EV). Some quick charging devices charge storage batteries with a relatively high voltage, for example, to increase the charging speed. In such a case, the quick charging device uses a storage battery including a plurality of battery modules. When the storage battery is then to be charged, the quick charging device connects the battery modules in series. When the storage battery is to be discharged, the quick charging device connects the battery modules to a load unit at a lower voltage than that at which the storage battery is charged (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2014-193033, for example).
There has been a demand for such a quick charging device to have a capability for quick-charging a plurality of battery modules appropriately.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is made in consideration of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a quick charging device capable of quick-charging a plurality of battery modules appropriately.
A quick charging device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of battery modules that store therein power; a switching unit that connects, in a charging operation, the battery modules in series and connects a charger for supplying power to the battery modules connected in series, and that selects, in a discharging operation, one of the battery modules and connects the selected battery module to a load unit; and a controller that performs an equalizing process including controlling the switching unit to equalize amounts of charge of the respective battery modules in a discharging operation.
According to another aspect of the present invention, in the quick charging device, it is preferable that when an amount of charge in the battery module connected to the load unit drops by a predetermined amount during a discharging operation, the controller performs the equalizing process by connecting the battery module with a largest amount of charge to the load unit.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, in the quick charging device, it is preferable that the battery modules include a first battery module and a second battery module, the switching unit includes a first switch that has a first contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the first battery module, a second contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the second battery module, the first switch connecting the first contact and the second contact, a second switch that has a third contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the first battery module, a fourth contact that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module, and a fifth contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the load unit, the second switch switching to connect the fifth contact to the third contact or to the fourth contact, and a third switch that has a sixth contact that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module, a seventh contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the second battery module, and an eighth contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the load unit, the third switch switching to connect the eighth contact to the sixth contact or to the seventh contact, and the switching unit forms, in a charging operation, a battery module series circuit in which the first battery module and the second battery module are connected in series by connecting the first contact of the first switch to the second contact of the first switch, so as to enable the charger to be connected to the battery module series circuit, enables, in a discharging operation, the load unit to be connected to the first battery module by connecting the fifth contact of the second switch to the third contact of the second switch, and connecting the eighth contact of the third switch to the sixth contact of the third switch, or enables, in a discharging operation, the load unit to be connected to the second battery module by connecting the fifth contact of the second switch to the fourth contact of the second switch, and connecting the eighth contact of the third switch to the seventh contact of the third switch.
The above and other objects, features, advantages and technical and industrial significance of this invention will be better understood by reading the following detailed description of presently preferred embodiments of the invention, when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a series connection in a quick charging device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of an individual connection in the quick charging device according to the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary charging operation of the quick charging device according to the embodiment; and
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary discharging operation in the quick charging device according to the embodiment.
 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Some embodiment for implementing the present invention will now be explained in detail with reference to some drawings. The descriptions in the following embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way. Some of the elements described below include those that can be easily thought of by those skilled in the art, and those substantially the same. Furthermore, the configurations described below may be combined as appropriate. Furthermore, various types of omissions, replacement, or modifications are still possible within the scope not deviating from the spirit of the present invention.
Embodiment
A quick charging device according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be explained. The quick charging device 1 is for quickly charging a storage battery 10. Explained in this embodiment is an example in which the quick charging device 1 charges the storage battery 10 provided onboard a vehicle 2 such as an electric vehicle (EV), a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), or a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). The quick charging device 1 will now be explained in detail.
The quick charging device 1 charges the power of the storage battery 10 onboard the vehicle 2, for example. The quick charging device 1 includes the storage battery 10, a switching unit 20, and a controller 30. The quick charging device 1 is connected to an external charger (quick charger) 3 over a wire harness 4, for example, and charges the storage battery 10 by receiving a power supply from the charger 3. The charger 3 is installed in a quick charging station or the like not illustrated, for example. The quick charging device 1 supplies the power charged in the storage battery 10 to an inverter 5 a onboard the vehicle 2 and a motor generator 5 b that are load units 5. For example, the quick charging device 1 has the storage battery 10 connected to the motor generator 5 b via the inverter 5 a, and the inverter 5 a converts the direct current from the storage battery 10 into an alternating current, and the alternating current is supplied to the motor generator 5 b.
The storage battery 10 is a battery in which the power is stored. The storage battery 10 supplies the stored power to the load unit 5. The storage battery 10 is a lithium-ion battery, for example, and includes a plurality of battery modules 11. In this example, the storage battery 10 includes two battery modules 11. Each of the battery modules 11 is referred to as a first battery module 11A or a second battery module 11B. To enable the storage battery 10 to be charged quickly, the two battery modules 11 are connected in different configurations depending on whether the storage battery 10 is to be charged or discharged. For example, to charge the storage battery 10, the first battery module 11A and the second battery module 11B are connected in series, and to discharge the storage battery 10, the first battery module 11A and the second battery module 11B are connected individually to the load unit 5. In this manner, the storage battery 10 can be charged with a voltage about twice the voltage at which the storage battery 10 is discharged, and therefore, the storage battery 10 can be quickly charged.
During charging, the positive electrode of the storage battery 10 is connected to the negative electrode of the charger 3, and the negative electrode is connected to the positive electrode of the charger 3. During discharging, the positive electrode of the storage battery 10 is connected to the negative electrode of the load unit 5, and the negative electrode is connected to the positive electrode of the load unit 5. Each of the battery modules 11 provided to the storage battery 10 includes a plurality of battery cells 11 a, 11 b. In this example, each of the battery cells 11 a, 11 b has the same voltage. Each of the battery modules 11 includes the same number of battery cells 11 a, 11 b. In each of the battery modules 11, several tens to several hundreds of battery cells 11 a, 11 b are connected in series, for example. The voltage VA of the first battery module 11A having all of the battery cells 11 a fully charged is equivalent to the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B having all of the battery cells 11 b fully charged.
The switching unit 20 is for switching a current path through which the current flows. The switching unit 20 switches the current path based on a switching signal issued by the controller 30 which will be described later. The switching unit 20 connects the first battery module 11A and the second battery module 11B in series, and forms a path of the current flowing from the charger 3 into the first battery modules 11A and the second battery module 11B. The switching unit 20 also connects the first battery module 11A and the second battery module 11B individually to the load unit 5, and forms a path of current flowing from one of the first battery module 11A and the second battery module 11B into the load unit 5. To begin with, the series connection of the battery modules 11 will now be explained. The switching unit 20 includes a first switch 21. The first switch 21 includes a first contact 21 a that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module 11A, and a second contact 21 b that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module 11B. The switching unit 20 connects the first contact 21 a on the negative electrode side of the first battery module 11A to the second contact 21 b on the positive electrode side of the second battery module 11B based on the switching signal. In this manner, the switching unit 20 forms a battery module series circuit P in which the battery modules 11 are connected in series, so as to enable the charger 3 to be connected to the battery module series circuit P. In such a case, the quick charging device 1 can charge the storage battery 10 at a voltage higher about twice, for example, that used in discharging the storage battery 10.
Explained now is an example in which the first battery module 11A and the second battery module 11B are individually connected to the load unit 5. The switching unit 20 includes a second switch 22 and a third switch 23. The second switch 22 has a third contact 22 a that is connected to the positive electrode of the first battery module 11A, a fourth contact 22 b that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module 11B, and a fifth contact 22 c that is connected to the negative electrode of the load unit 5. The third switch 23 has a sixth contact 23 a that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module 11A, a seventh contact 23 b that is connected to the negative electrode of the second battery module 11B, and an eighth contact 23 c that is connected to the positive electrode of the load unit 5.
The controller 30 is connected to the switching unit 20, and controls the switching unit 20. The controller 30 includes an electronic circuit mainly having a known micro-computer including a central processing unit (CPU), a read-only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM) providing a storage unit, and an interface. The controller 30 causes the switching unit 20 to switch to the battery module series circuit P to charge, and causes the switching unit 20 to switch to a battery module individual circuit Q to discharge, by outputting a switching signal to the switching unit 20.
During discharging, the switching unit 20 selects one of the battery modules 11, and connects the selected battery module 11 to the load unit 5. For example, the switching unit 20 connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the third contact 22 a on the positive electrode side of the first battery module 11A, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the sixth contact 23 a on the negative electrode side of the first battery module 11A, based on the switching signal, as illustrated in FIG. 2. In this manner, the switching unit 20 forms the battery module individual circuit Q in which the first battery module 11A is connected to the load unit 5. Therefore, the quick charging device 1 can discharge the first battery module 11A of the storage battery 10 at a voltage lower than, for example, a half or so of that used in the charging operation.
The switching unit 20 also connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the fourth contact 22 b on the positive electrode side of the second battery module 11B, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the seventh contact 23 b on the negative electrode side of the second battery module 11B, based on the switching signal. In this manner, the switching unit 20 forms the battery module individual circuit Q in which the second battery module 11B is connected to the load unit 5. Therefore, the quick charging device 1 can discharge the second battery module 11B in the storage battery 10 at a voltage lower than, for example, a half or so of that used in the charging operation.
An exemplary charging operation of the quick charging device 1 will now be explained with reference to FIG. 3. The quick charging device 1 determines whether charging has started (Step S1). For example, the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has started if the charger 3 has been connected, and a signal for starting quick charging has been output from the charger 3. If the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has started (Yes at Step S1), the quick charging device 1 switches the switching unit 20 to form the battery module series circuit P (Step S2). The quick charging device 1 then causes the charger 3 to apply current to the battery module series circuit P, and charges each of the battery modules 11 that are connected in series (Step S3). At this time, the quick charging device 1 monitors the voltage of each of the battery cells 11 a, 11 b using a cell voltage sensor (CVS), and equalizes the voltages of the respective battery cells 11 a, 11 b by causing a battery cell 11 a, 11 b having reached a voltage higher than that of the other battery cells 11 a, 11 b to discharge into a resistance or to transfer the power to the other battery cells 11 a, 11 b. The charger 3 adjusts its output voltage so as to charge the storage battery 10 at a predetermined C rate (a current with respect to the battery capacity), based on the voltage of the battery module series circuit P.
The quick charging device 1 detects the voltage of the battery modules 11 using a voltage detecting unit not illustrated, and determines whether the voltages of the respective battery modules 11 are substantially equal (Step S4). If the voltages of the respective battery modules 11 are substantially equal (Yes at Step S4), the quick charging device 1 determines whether the charging has been completed (Step S5). For example, the quick charging device 1 determines whether at least one of the battery modules 11 has reached a charging ending voltage. If at least one of the battery modules 11 has reached the charging ending voltage, and the charging has been completed (Yes at Step S5), the quick charging device 1 forms the battery module individual circuit Q, and ends the process (Step S6). The charging ending voltage herein is a voltage indicating that the charging has been completed, and is a predetermined voltage for preventing overcharge.
At Step S1 described above, if the quick charging device 1 determines that the charging has not been started yet (No at Step S1), the quick charging device 1 makes a determination again. At Step S4 described above, if the voltages of the respective battery modules 11 are not substantially equal (No at Step S4), the quick charging device 1 shifts the process back to Step S3, and charges the battery modules 11 while equalizing the voltages of the respective battery cells 11 a, 11 b. At Step S5 described above, if none of the battery modules 11 has reached the charging ending voltage, and the charging has not been completed yet (No at Step S5), the quick charging device 1 shifts the process back to Step S3, and charges the battery modules 11 while equalizing the voltages of the respective battery cells 11 a, 11 b.
An exemplary discharging operation of the quick charging device 1 will now be explained with reference to FIG. 4. The quick charging device 1 determines whether charging has been stopped (Step S1 a). If the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has been stopped (Yes at Step S1 a), the quick charging device 1 then determines whether the voltage VA of the first battery module 11A is higher than the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B (Step S2 a). If the voltage VA of the first battery module 11A is higher than the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B (Yes at Step S2 a), the quick charging device 1 connects the first battery module 11A to the load unit 5 (Step S3 a). For example, the quick charging device 1 connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the third contact 22 a on the positive electrode side of the first battery module 11A, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the sixth contact 23 a on the negative electrode side of the first battery module 11A. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 connects the first battery module 11A having a larger amount of charge than that of the second battery module 11B to the load unit 5. The quick charging device 1 then determines whether the state of charge (SOC) of the first battery module 11A has dropped by a predetermined amount (for example, 5 to 10 percent or so), or whether the voltage VA of the first battery module 11A has reached a discharge ending voltage (Step S4 a). The predetermined amount is a predetermined value indicating a tolerable SOC difference between the battery modules 11, for example. The discharge ending voltage is a voltage indicating to end discharging, and is a predetermined voltage for preventing overcharge. If the SOC of the first battery module 11A has dropped by the predetermined amount, or if the voltage VA of the first battery module 11A has reached the discharge ending voltage (Yes at Step S4 a), the quick charging device 1 determines whether both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Step S5 a). If both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Yes at Step S5 a), the quick charging device 1 ends the discharging process.
At Step S1 a described above, if the quick charging device 1 determines that charging has not been stopped (No at Step S1), the quick charging device 1 repeats determining until charging stops. At Step S2 a described above, if the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B is higher than the voltage VA of the first battery module 11A (No at Step S2 a), the quick charging device 1 connects the second battery module 11B to the load unit 5 (Step S6 a). For example, the quick charging device 1 connects the fifth contact 22 c on the negative electrode side of the load unit 5 to the fourth contact 22 b on the positive electrode side of the second battery module 11B, and connects the eighth contact 23 c on the positive electrode side of the load unit 5 to the seventh contact 23 b on the negative electrode side of the second battery module 11B. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 connects the second battery module 11B having a larger amount of charge than that of the first battery module 11A to the load unit 5. The quick charging device 1 then determines whether the SOC of the second battery module 11B has dropped by a predetermined amount (5 to 10 percent or so, for example), or the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B has reached the discharge ending voltage (Step S7 a). If the SOC of the second battery module 11B has dropped by the predetermined amount, or if the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B has reached the discharge ending voltage (Yes at Step S7 a), the quick charging device 1 determines whether both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Step S5 a). If both of the battery modules 11 are at the discharge ending voltage (Yes at Step S5 a), the quick charging device 1 ends the discharging process.
At Step S4 a described above, if the SOC of the first battery module 11A has not dropped by the predetermined amount, and if the voltage VA of the first battery module 11A has not reached the discharge ending voltage (No at Step S4 a), the quick charging device 1 repeats the determination at Step S4 a. At Step S5 a described above, if both of the battery modules 11 are not at the discharge ending voltage (No at Step S5 a), the quick charging device 1 shifts the process back to Step S2 a, and determines whether the voltage VA of the first battery module 11A is higher than the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B. At Step S7 a described above, if the SOC of the second battery module 11B has not dropped by the predetermined amount, and the voltage VB of the second battery module 11B has not reached the discharge ending voltage (No at Step S7 a), the quick charging device 1 repeats the determination at Step S7 a.
As described above, in the charging operation, the quick charging device 1 according to the embodiment connects the battery modules 11 in series, connects the charger 3 to the battery modules 11 that are connected in series, and in the discharging operation, selects one of the battery modules 11, and connects the selected battery module 11 to the load unit 5. In the discharging operation, the quick charging device 1 also executes an equalizing process for equalizing the amounts of charge between the battery modules 11. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can equalize the amount of charge remaining in the battery modules 11. In other words, before quick charging is to be started, the quick charging device 1 can equalize the amounts of charge in the battery modules 11. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can fully charge the battery modules 11, so the function of the storage battery 10 can be fully utilized. Without the equalizing process, as conventionally been so, some of the battery modules 11 provided to the storage battery 10 become fully charged before the others do, and charging of the storage battery 10 is stopped at the point in time, without allowing the other battery modules 11 to be fully charged. Because the quick charging device 1, however, executes the equalizing process, it is possible to prevent some of the battery modules 11 provided to the storage battery 10 from becoming fully charged before the others do, so that all of the battery modules 11 can be fully charged. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can charge the battery modules 11 appropriately in quick charging. Furthermore, because the quick charging device 1 connects the battery modules 11 individually to the load unit 5, the control for making the potential difference between the battery modules 11 exactly equal can be rendered unnecessary in the charging process. Furthermore, compared with a configuration in which a parallel circuit is formed in the discharging operation, the quick charging device 1 can simplify the resistance for connecting the battery modules 11 in parallel, or balancing control for achieving a balance of discharging between the battery modules 11. Furthermore, even when one of the battery modules 11 fails, the quick charging device 1 can charge and discharge using the other battery module 11.
Furthermore, in the discharging operation, when the amount of charge in one of the battery modules 11 connected to the load unit 5 drops by the predetermined amount, the quick charging device 1 performs the equalizing process by connecting the battery module 11 with the largest amount of charge to the load unit 5. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can equalize the amount of charge in all of the battery modules 11.
Furthermore, in a charging operation, the quick charging device 1 forms the battery module series circuit P in which the first battery module 11A and the second battery module 11B are connected in series by connecting the first contact 21 a of the first switch 21 to the second contact 21 b of the first switch 21, so as to enable the charger 3 to be connected to the battery module series circuit P. The quick charging device 1 also either enables, in a discharging operation, the first battery module 11A to be connected to the load unit 5 by connecting the fifth contact 22 c of the second switch 22 to the third contact 22 a of the second switch 22, and connecting the eighth contact 23 c of the third switch 23 to the sixth contact 23 a of the third switch 23, or enables, in a discharging operation, the load unit 5 to be connected to the second battery module 11B by connecting the fifth contact 22 c of the second switch 22 to the fourth contact 22 b of the second switch 22, and connecting the eighth contact 23 c of the third switch 23 to the seventh contact 23 b of the third switch 23. In this manner, the quick charging device 1 can, in a charging operation, not only connect the battery modules 11 connected in series to the charger 3, but also connect, in a discharging operation, the battery modules 11 individually to the load unit 5.
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The quick charging device 1 may also generate, for regenerative braking, a regenerative voltage using a motor generator 5 b, boost the regenerative voltage using a converter 5 c, and charge the power to the storage battery 10.
Furthermore, explained above is an example in which the storage battery 10 includes two battery modules 11, but the storage battery may also include more than two battery modules 11. Furthermore, explained above is an example in which the battery cells 11 a, 11 b included in the storage battery 10 have the same voltage, but may also have different voltage.
Because the quick charging device according to the embodiments performs a equalizing process for equalizing the amounts of charge in a plurality of respective battery modules when the battery modules are to be discharged, the quick charging device can charge a plurality of battery modules appropriately in quick charging operation.
Although the invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments for a complete and clear disclosure, the appended claims are not to be thus limited but are to be construed as embodying all modifications and alternative constructions that may occur to one skilled in the art that fairly fall within the basic teaching herein set forth.

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1. A quick charging device comprising:
a plurality of battery modules that store therein power, each of the plurality of battery modules being configured by connecting a plurality of battery cells in series;
a switching unit that connects, in a charging operation, the battery modules in series and connects a charger for supplying power to the battery modules connected in series, and that is configured to select, in a plurality of discharging operations including a first discharging operation and a second discharging operation, only one of the battery modules and individually connects only the selected battery module to a load unit and forms a battery module individual circuit; and
a controller that performs an equalizing process including controlling the switching unit to equalize amounts of charge of the respective battery modules in the plurality of discharging operations, wherein
the battery modules include a first battery module and a second battery module,
the switching unit includes
a first switch that has a first contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the first battery module, a second contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the second battery module, the first switch connecting the first contact and the second contact,
a second switch that has a third contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the first battery module, a fourth contact that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module, and a fifth contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the load unit, the second switch switching to connect the fifth contact to the third contact or to the fourth contact, and
a third switch that has a sixth contact that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module, a seventh contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the second battery module, and an eighth contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the load unit, the third switch switching to connect the eighth contact to the sixth contact or to the seventh contact, and
the switching unit
forms, in the charging operation, a battery module series circuit in which the first battery module and the second battery module are connected in series by connecting the first contact of the first switch to the second contact of the first switch, so as to enable the charger to be connected to the battery module series circuit,
enables, in the first discharging operation, the load unit to be connected to the first battery module by connecting the fifth contact of the second switch to the third contact of the second switch, and connecting the eighth contact of the third switch to the sixth contact of the third switch, or
enables, in the second discharging operation, the load unit to be connected to the second battery module by connecting the fifth contact of the second switch to the fourth contact of the second switch, and connecting the eighth contact of the third switch to the seventh contact of the third switch.
2. The quick charging device according to claim 1, wherein
in each of the plurality of battery modules, several tens to several hundreds of the battery cells are connected in series.
3. The quick charging device according to claim 1, wherein the controller has a cell voltage sensor.
4. The quick charging device according to claim 1, wherein,
when an amount of charge in the battery module connected to the load unit drops by a predetermined amount during the plurality of discharging operations, the controller performs the equalizing process by connecting the battery module with a largest amount of charge to the load unit.
5. The quick charging device according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined amount is between a 5 to 10 percent drop of an initial charge of the battery module,
wherein the initial charge is an amount of charge before the battery module is connected to the load unit.
6. A quick charging device comprising:
a plurality of battery modules that store therein power;
a switching unit that is configured to connect, in a charging operation, all of the plurality of battery modules in series and connects a charger for supplying power simultaneously to all of the plurality of battery modules connected in series, and that selects, in a plurality of discharging operations including a first discharging operation and a second discharging operation, one of the battery modules and connects the selected battery module to a load unit; and
a controller that performs an equalizing process including controlling the switching unit to equalize amounts of charge of the respective battery modules in the plurality of discharging operations, wherein
the battery modules include a first battery module and a second battery module,
the switching unit includes
a first switch that has a first contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the first battery module, a second contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the second battery module, the first switch connecting the first contact and the second contact,
a second switch that has a third contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the first battery module, a fourth contact that is connected to the positive electrode of the second battery module, and a fifth contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the load unit, the second switch switching to connect the fifth contact to the third contact or to the fourth contact, and
a third switch that has a sixth contact that is connected to the negative electrode of the first battery module, a seventh contact that is connected to a negative electrode of the second battery module, and an eighth contact that is connected to a positive electrode of the load unit, the third switch switching to connect the eighth contact to the sixth contact or to the seventh contact, and
the switching unit
forms, in the charging operation, a battery module series circuit in which the first battery module and the second battery module are connected in series by connecting the first contact of the first switch to the second contact of the first switch, so as to enable the charger to be connected to the battery module series circuit,
enables, in the first discharging operation, the load unit to be connected to the first battery module by connecting the fifth contact of the second switch to the third contact of the second switch, and connecting the eighth contact of the third switch to the sixth contact of the third switch, or
enables, in the second discharging operation, the load unit to be connected to the second battery module by connecting the fifth contact of the second switch to the fourth contact of the second switch, and connecting the eighth contact of the third switch to the seventh contact of the third switch.
7. The quick charging device according to claim 6, wherein the controller has a cell voltage sensor.
8. The quick charging device according to claim 6, wherein,
when an amount of charge in the battery module connected to the load unit drops by a predetermined amount during the plurality of discharging operations, the controller performs the equalizing process by connecting the battery module with a largest amount of charge to the load unit.
9. The quick charging device according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined amount is between a 5 to 10 percent drop of an initial charge of the battery module,
wherein the initial charge is an amount of charge before the battery module is connected to the load unit.
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